Abbotsford Police Investigate Following Shooting of 18-Year-Old on Mitchell Street

Abbotsford, BC – On Sunday, August 6, 2017, at 4:00 am, the Abbotsford Police Department received 911 calls reporting shots fired in the area of the 2700 block of Mitchell Street. APD Patrol Division Officers arrived on scene and located an 18-year-old male victim on the ground suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. That male was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The male is known to police and this appears to be a targeted incident. Currently, Major Crime Detectives, Forensic Identification Unit Members and Patrol Officers are investigating.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225, text us at 222973 (abbypd) or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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